What I noticed at the stops is that the Council (or Lothian) have just put Lothian Country on the flags but no service number X40 when all of the other service numbers are on there so it’s not obvious unless people look at the timetables or see the bus there or see it on the tracker.
The other X27 user at my work is aware of it already and is aware it's better at keeping time heading west in the evening peak. Also when I went from East Calder Tesco to Livingston Centre last weekend, it went non-stop through lack of users yet picked up 7 of us at Tesco's, once folk are aware it's straight from Lizzy Brice Roundabout to Livingston Centre it will see an increase in usage certainly during the week in my opinion.
Especially with the X40 they should put up posters about the service in the bus shelters.
They were correct in Gorgie a few days ago too. The timings are still incorrect though.
Some of the scheduled times are now correct.
It's just covering a bus. The move was automated.
Can agree, was on a 9C a few weeks back and oh boy, was there a ton of rain slipping in through the shut windows. This was on 10101 if that helps
That will not happen for ages, the tour buses are being completed first with 18 tour buses confirmed to be converted into electric, that will be priority for the moment, and is it just me or "Get to the zoo without any emissions" feels a bit cliche?
Technically more. 221-250 are the Gemini 3 B5TL open toppers the article refers to, but they also have two open top Trident vehicles 219 and 220 (unless something has since changed and these have departed the fleet?) and an open top Routemaster or two.
Which linked article are you referring to?
220 is still at the back of Marine. 219 has likely went elsewhere (I would assume Newbridge or Seafield?) I would be able to find out rather easily if this is the case or not, though.
Given 233 being the only one in use for the majority of the time with 232 being away, and 249/50 regularly also needing use on the other tours, 905 was indeed just covering.
It’s been there nearly a week now. I saw it last week when I was through.
Yes it and 848 have been out for a week. 849, 850 and 936 are at Longstone at the moment.
South end of Bankhead Roundabout is closed, it can’t turn onto Wester Hailes Road
I'm not suggesting it goes down Wester Hailes Road. Running on Calder Road eastbound to Saughton Roundabout then Murrayburn Road is much quicker than going on the slip road, past Edinburgh Park and back down Broomhouse Road to Calder Road (Saughton).
I’m sure Lothian will have ensured they are using the most sufficient routing and will have reasoning behind it.
In that case why don't the X27 and X28 also go this way? It doesn't make sense.
